Jan 2Digital community banking is the future, but are you ready now?The world is moving online. We are adding the metaverse to the universe. People are interacting, and commerce is taking place on digitally-enabled platforms more than ever. But many community banks are not investing nearly enough in their digital capabilities or service offerings. They are still worried about the challenges…Digital Communities5 min readDigital Communities5 min read
Dec 25, 2022Has Sub-Saharan Africa Benefited From U.S Trade Policies?Africans love President Barack Obama, for the same reasons as the rest of the world. They also love him for ancestral reasons. Yet, it is common to hear it said on the continent, that Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton did more for Africa than Obama, the first sitting…4 min read4 min read
Dec 25, 2022A Tale of Two ProtestsFor most Nigerians it has always been the worst of times. Who seats on the Aso Rock throne seldom matters. When it does, it is to the extent that it reminds ordinary Nigerians about what they share with the President or Head of State — language, tribe, region, or a…3 min read3 min read
Nov 22, 2022Stop playing the musicFemi, Habibah and Somadina, have to be anonymous before they can feel safe enough to share their stories with us. Once, when Femi forgot this, he approached a Police Officer for help — he’d feared for his life, after constant harassments and threats by colleagues and neighbours. …3 min read3 min read
Jun 4, 2022Bidding a dream farewell…Bidding a dream farewell… I held fast to Langston Hugh’s Dreams — and it saved me. But for years I woke up to breakfasts served by my dreams. It didn’t deter me. Now though, I fear it’s time to be a broken winged-bird that sings beautifully in lieu of flight. …Fiction2 min readFiction2 min read
